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Robin Kimmerer, Ph.D.

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Robin Kimmerer is a mother, plant ecologist, writer and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. She serves as the founding Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment whose mission is to create programs which draw on the wisdom of both indigenous and scientific knowledge for our shared goals of sustainability. She is active in efforts to broaden access to environmental science education for Native students, and to create new models for integration of indigenous philosophy and scientific tools on behalf of land and culture.

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What Does the Earth Ask of Us? Robin Wall Kimmerer
Sep 9, 2025
NAU welcomes renowned author, botanist and MacArthur Fellow Robin Wall Kimmerer to campus for a free public talk, livestreamed here. Kimmerer, best known for her celebrated book “Braiding Sweetgrass,” will speak about Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants—topics that have inspired her readers and fellow researchers across the globe. This event is part of the 17th Biennial Conference of Science & Management, hosted by NAU’s Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes (CAWL).

 

 

 

 

 

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